British gun-brig 'Gunboat No. 35' (1797)

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Gunboat No. 35 ➡ 1797 Mastiff
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1797	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.4.1797	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Gun-brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	5.1.1800	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck71' 7"Imperial Feet21.8186
Length of Keel57' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet17.38
Breadth23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold10' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet3.0544
Draught Forward5' 2"Imperial Feet1.5748
Draught Aft6' 0"Imperial Feet1.8288
Burthen163Tons BM

Armament

4.1797Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 18-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.4.179750 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1797 - 1800LieutenantBWAS-17931.5.1797 - 1797LieutenantNBD18491800 - 5.1.1800LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.5.1797 - 1797UnknownNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.3.1797Began fitting at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1793
11.7.1797Completed fitting at Leith - Edinburghshire BWAS-1793
7.8.1797Renamed MastiffBWAS-1793
5.1.1800Wrecked on Cockle Sands, off Great YarmouthBWAS-1793

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1793
Mercantile Herald

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 31st of May 2026 16:26

Hull, 13 January 1800: On he 6th inst the Mastiff, gun-boat, Lieutenant Watson, went on the Cockle Sand, and is lost – the crew are saved, except about eight men. [Hull Packet, 14 January 1800]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 6th of August 2012 19:28

5 Jan 1800 Mastiff 12 [gunboat #35] wrecked near Yarmouth nearly all saved

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